as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
marked down all seasonal goods immediately after the holidays
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Recent Examples of mark down
Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2025
It’s been the theme of a challenging season that requires a 15-11 mark down the stretch just for the Heat to finish at .500, let alone make any noise in the playoffs.
—James Jackson, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Lee Legendary High-Rise Trouser Jeans Don’t miss the markdown on these now-$30 Lee jeans.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The brand’s fragrance and body care products are also marked down right now.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2025
It’s been the theme of a challenging season that requires a 15-11 mark down the stretch just for the Heat to finish at .500, let alone make any noise in the playoffs.
—James Jackson, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
Moreover, Wal-Mart has reportedly told many vendors to absorb retail markdowns.
—Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Lee Legendary High-Rise Trouser Jeans Don’t miss the markdown on these now-$30 Lee jeans.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mark down
Verb
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These layoffs reduced staffing at some local weather forecast offices to threadbare levels, causing some to reduce their services.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Although reducing the property tax burden could provide significant benefits to business owners and homeowners, there’s no guarantee that landlords would pass those savings on to their tenants.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Wait for official clearance before heading back and follow officials' safety precautions once allowed in.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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But Leny Yoro is anticipating the second ball and moving towards the likely destination of the clearance.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The game is a hit with players and critics alike, receiving positive reviews and massive sales.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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In fiscal 2024, the NCAA’s royalties and promotional rights brought in $17.3 million, while ticket sales and other revenue direct from its championships made another $263.2 million.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The power of writing down goals Studies show that people who write out their goals are more likely to achieve them.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Amortization and impairment expenses were $4.7 million, a decrease from $8.1 million, due to a prior year write down of Omeclamox intangible assets.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, those aggressive closeouts gave Jones the time to step into pull-up jumpers with no contest.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Knicks allow the fifth-fewest attempts per game, but over time, numbers this bad indicate structural issues — poor closeouts, breakdowns in coverage and a lack of rim protection forcing extra help rotations.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And while there are wisecracks and blandly humorous asides here and there (most of them delivered by Pratt, who to his credit does give it his discount Harrison Ford best), the Russos mostly play it straight.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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When the package finally arrived, Valdez called him to offer the part at discount instead of selling it to someone else full price.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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From convenient weeknight supper ideas packed with flavor to pretty tablecloths and settings that will upgrade your Easter entertaining, there are bargains down every aisle of ALDI to serve up fresh inspiration around your house.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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One way to maximize pricing efficiency is to raise standard prices but keep special offerings priced low, offering something of value to the bargain hunters in the customer base.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Traders are assigning virtually no probability of a cut at next week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting and only about a 1-in-4 chance of a reduction in May, according to CME Group calculations.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Dudek acknowledged that at least 7,000 SSA employees are slated to lose their jobs, while the agency is undergoing structural consolidation, including the reduction of 10 regional offices to four and the termination of multiple field office leases.—
Dan Cody,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Mark down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20down. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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